Swedes snatched in global sex-pill sting
Published: 14 Oct 10 14:25 CET | Print version
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Twelve Swedes have been arrested in a global sting targeting illicit trade in Viagra-like impotence medication.
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The primary products sold by the internet pharmacies are drugs designed to help men achieve and maintain erections.
The value of the confiscated goods is estimated to be around 4 million kronor ($600,000).
The operation was led by Interpol and the raids took place in 48 countries. In Sweden, police raided locations in Stockholm and Södertälje in eastern Sweden, and Kalmar in the south of the country.
The raids were carried out during the past week, according to Varg Gyllander, a spokesperson for the National Criminal Police (Rikskriminalpolisen).
However, Gyllander refused to confirm the number of suspects arrested in the raids.
“A handful of people have been arrested and we’ve also carried out a number of seizures. I can’t say exactly how many have been arrested right now. We’re in the process of tallying everything up,” he told the TT news agency.
According to Gyllander, several of those arrested remain detained and at least one will be remanded into custody.
“The crime they are suspected of is unauthorized trade in pharmaceuticals. For the most part it has to do with impotence medication,” he said.
The Interpol operation wrapped up on Wednesday, but the Swedish police continue their efforts to battle illegal online pharmacies.
“We haven’t seen the last arrest,” said Gyllander.
This is the second time Swedish police have participated in a coordinated international law enforcement operation again internet pharmacies.
The last operation, which took place in November 2009, resulted in the arrest of 22 people following a joint effort by law enforcement agencies in 26 countries.
Four men and one woman were arrested in Sweden on suspicions of having sold prescription diet and erectile dysfunction pills.
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Yeah I got one stuck in my throat and have had a stiff neck ever since. (sorry)
riain wanted to make peace with the germans,but some Ashkenazis went to the Queen 's cabinet and offered to ask the americans to help them win against the Germans and in exchange GB will give them what is called today 'ISRAEL",this is the truth
why today you have 4 millions jews against what is called ISRAEL? why? iam sure some nice excuses are gonna pop up, the truth is there
And I think they should have a report spam option on this website for people who post comments that absolutely NOTHING to do with the topic :D.
Anyways keep those hard puns pumping!
Must be a hard pill to swallow for them, but that's what they get for yanking everyone around.
One goofball can cock it up.
yeah they will probably get hard time for this but then again the law is quite flaccid in Sweden, maybe now they will stiffen that up a little bit!
One major side effect of illicit trade is to gives rise to the corruption of the policeforce, as the illigal traders seek to bribe or create profit sharing mechanism with the police!
An economically beneficial solution is to reduce the local market price and make the illicite trade unprofitable.